Brake supporting and leveling device



A. H. PEYCKE.

BRAKE SUPPORTING AND LEVELING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 29, NHL

Patented Mar. 30, 1920..

Z SHEET$SHEET I A. H. PEYCKE. I BRAKE SUPPORTING AND LEVELING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED IULY 29,1918.

Patented Ian 30, 1920.

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- shownin Figs. 3 and 4 are front-and side views of a of the'supporting andful Improvements in Brake Supporting ner to meet the requirements UNITED STATES PnTE T OFFICE.

ARMAND H. PEYCKE, or cmcneo, ILLINOIS, IASSIGNOBEO mum-N. srnnn v roummms, or CHICAGO, rumors, A conrom'rxonor. NEWI JE SEY. j 1

'' BRAKE SUPPORTING AND mvmmannv a l To all whom it may concern:

a citizen Chicago, h Ill1n01s, have invented certain new anduseand Leveling Devices, of which the following is.

a specification.

This invention relates to brake supporting and leveling devices and more particularly to a fourth'point supporting and leveling arrangement. I

The object of the invention is to improve a device of this nature, whereby the parts thereof may cooperate in an improved manfor successful commercial operation. f

This and other objects are accomplished by means of the arrangements shown by the accompanying sheets of drawings, in

which-.

Figure ,1, is a fragmentaryside elevation, parts being in section, of a railway car truck embodying'my invention, p

1 Fig. 2 is a fragmentary end elevation of the brake supporting and} leve'lingdevice Fig.'1,-

link forming a part t levelingconnection for the brake, v

Fig. 5- is a fragmentary side elevation'of a railway car t .iuckembodying a modificlai tion of my invention, f Fig.- 6 is a detail front elevationof the supporting and leveling arrangement shown in Fig. 5 I, Fig. 71's a fragmentary plan view of the arrangement'shown in Fig. 5, I

Fig. 8 is a perspective .view of a modified form of clevis, which. is adapted to be so cured to tension member of the brake beam,

Fig. 9 is a plan View, Fig. 10 a side elevation, I Fig. 11 a rear elevation of I the clevis shown in Fig. 8 applied to the tension rod of a brake beam,

Fig. 12 is a plan vlewgand sideelevation of another modified form of clevis secured to the tension member-[of a brake and Fig. 15' a I Pfi ation of Letters Patent. I

beam:- I y The" various novelfeatures. of'my inven? tionwill be apparent from the following description and drawings, and will be particul atented- Mar. 30; 1920: i Application fl1eaJu1y29,.1918. Seria1- 1io.- 2 47,099. g i

i secured it the tension of a brake larly pointed out in the appendedclaim. I

Referring firstto Figs. 1 to 4, inclusive,". d sclosing the preferred form of my invent on, it Wlll be seen that the invention is applied .to .arailwaycar truck including. ;a

springplank 20, secured to oppositesides of which at each endof the spring plank issa combined safety bar bracket and brake beam leveling device 21, said member ineach in 1 stance preferably being hooked over a v nt" cal flangeof'the spring lankand'having at its lower-portion a perforation22 for-Tthe rei ceptionof the brake beam safety bar. 23,-

there being one-at each side of the --tr uck, as shown-in Fig: 2. The'safety bars normally are "held in' position withrespect to their supportingbracket by spring .clips 24. These'safety bars underlie the brake beams and. perform the. function of reventing the br'akebeams from fallin to t e track in the event that 'theybecomeetached from their normal hangingsrf-Theup er-- member v21, -.which preferab tion 281s v(:onn e'ctedto the. eye portion '29 of" another link 30 havinga lower eye portion 7 part of. the 7 13 1s .resi1ient, terminates in a hook 25" WhlChT6CeiY8S the upper eye portion 26'of alink' 27 havingia 31 turned. at a slight angle with respect to the upper eye 30. Thislower eye portion 31 of the link 30 receives a bolt 32,-whichals01 passes through the two upwardly extending legs of-a' clevis 33, the lower portionofthe clevis embracing the tension member '34; of a brake beam 35 of the truss type; and ineluding-a compression member 36. This arrangement is the-same on both sides of the truck, whereby alfourth point support for the brake beam is formed, it being under-.

stoodthat the regular brake hangers are pro- I 'vided for the brake heads.

It will be noted that no ins or cotter keys are necessary with this arrangement, and in view of the fact that the lower eye portion .31 of the link 30 is in alinement with the tension rod 34:, there is perfect freedom of movement permitted the brake beam during braking-and releasing operations. At the same time the brake beam is supported in a manner to meet all requirements for successful commercial operation.

The modification shown in Figs. 5, 6 and 7 difi'ers from the arrangement shown in Figs. 1 to 4, inclusive, by omitting the link.

and substituting therefor a clevis 37, which is secured to the tension member 38 of the brake beam, and has an upper bifurcated portion for the reception of the eye portion 39 of the link 40, the legs of the bifurcated portion being formed in eyes for the reception of a pin 41 whichalso extends through the eye portion 39 of the link 40.

The clevis shown in Figs. 8 to 11, inclusive,includes two upwardly extending leg members 42 having at their upper ends eyes 43' forthe reception of a pin which is also passed through the lower eye portion of a link to be placed between said eye portions 43; The material between the legs 42 is cut into a strip 44 which is wrapped around a co'll'ar portion 45 of the clevis, which embraces the tension member 46 of the brake beam. This collar or band ortion 45 is applied to'the tension mem er after being.

heated, whereby when said band shrinks it firmly grips the tension rod. I i

In the modification shown in Figs. 12 and I 13, the clevis 47 has the upper portion of its legs formed in an eye 48, Its lower portion 49 embracing tension rod 50 and clamped 'rangedfor the reception of a pin, and'the lower band ortion 55 of the clevis embracing a brake am tension member 56.

here may be other modifications of this brake supporting and leveling device, and other modifications of the parts thereof, and it is my intention to cover all such modifications falling within the spirit and scope of the following claim,

What I claim is: v

In brake mechanism, the combination of a brake beam having a tension and a compression member, a supporting member overlying said brake beam, a link connected to said supporting member, a second link connected to the first link and having an eye portion extending at the same angle as the tension member, and a clevis connected to said tension member and operatively connected to the associated eye portion of said second link.

Signed at Chicago, Illinois, this 19th day of July, 1918.

ARMAND H. PEYCKE. 

